Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary (2014)
Chapter: Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms
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"Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18578.
| CAFO | concentrated animal feeding operation |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| CARET | single-nutrient beta-carotene retinol efficacy trial |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CDC | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| COP | Conference of Parties |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
| EBT | Electronic Benefit Transfer |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERS | Economic Research Service |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GAO | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| GHG | greenhouse gas |
| HHS | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIP | Healthy Incentives Pilot |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Sustainable Diets: Food for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18578.
| LCA | life-cycle assessment (or analysis) |
| NET | National Eating Trends (database) |
| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NLEA | Nutrition Labeling and Education Act |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| SCP | sustainable consumption and production |
| SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNAP-Ed | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UN | United Nations |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIC | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
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